How Houseplants Can Harm Pets

Your favorite household plants could be harming your cat or dog, evidenced by calls to the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) Poison Control hotline . It receives approx...
imately 150,000 calls annually from pet owners seeking help with accidental poisonings. About a quarter of all pets poisoned by non-drug products are poisoned by plants. Based on a list of toxic plants from UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine’s most common causes of emergency calls and Texas A&M ’s “Common Poisonous Plants and Plant Parts, ” we’ve compiled a toxic plants guide, breaking down the risks to your cat and/or dog and warning signs to look out for.